Asia's Ports Should Shape
Up as Well as Ship Out

By

Mark Simon

Updated July 3, 1996 12:01 a.m. ET

The successful company in today's global marketplace must be able to offer products that both meet the quality of foreign competitors' goods and beat them on price. Asian governments seem to have recognized this fact and have implemented pro-growth policies aimed at boosting exports and lowering manufacturing costs. But they have neglected a sector critical to their economic growth: Many Asian sea ports are infected by corruption and over-regulation.